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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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